Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-13
aTbeeIin9 Register
LABOR LAC0NICS.
WHATTHE BONE AND SINBW OF THE LAND
ARB DOING.
Matters O.: Interest 10 Wcrkingnen Collected From
All tie Industrial Centres Ct he Country
and Briefly PS.asrsPAd.

Nothing OF unusual moment has taken
n'3,e in local industrial circles the past
week. and the mills aud factories are run
n,ns along about as have for several weeks
,l,t -sou,e rart and Others fun time, The
o-c.pscts Tor a far winters run arc good,
sri everything looks encouraging.
A Chicago exchange in speaking of a
u,N process Of turning out nail-Piates says
u has been experimental with in the mills
n, IN, Calumet Iron and Steel Company,
a, Cummings. ILL.,, and has proved very
successful. The officials of the company
refuse 10 disclose their new method, but it
j.. understood 10 6e III the preparation Of
the mates. Heretofore the process has in
Guided much labor aud consequent ex-
nan,e The steel had 10 be made at the
steel works, briug cast into lngOts, weigh
inc from $40 % 1900 pounds each. These
were taken 20 blooming furnaces, heat
ed. and rolled in the blooming rolls,
aud sksarcd into slabs about Is inches
suu9-e These slabs IN turn were
shearei Into narrow strips IS wide as the
nail 10 be made was long, when they are
r.,dv 10. the nail factory. Thus there
were three distinct processes necessary 20
prepare tine plates fer the factory. By the
new order OF operation TWO OF the pro-
rsSsgs are to he done away with. One
beating prepares tire plates perfectly for
The factory. Tue new plates are very
smooth ani have . polish almost equsl to
Russian sheets. The nailerS say they are
very Iauch softer. and hence work much
.gs-sr than plates made hy the old pro-
re.s. Ii Is claimed that the new method
Will 1--WE % saving OF at least $40 q ton.
The company Clti'i9ls claim 20 BE- fully
protected by patent. Ii the process works
a. we'll rs II gives every indication OF do
,ng az the present time, there Will be no
cause !Or u~OmpialUt OF slack work It Cum
niugS iDr = long umC 20 come
Speaking Of the controversy between the
tableware manufacturers and their EN-
p.ryes, the Lrbor TribaRc OF Pittshurg
saw. ''The tableware glass Interests have
t"o weeks yet 10 which 10 arrange the
Gathering b0y-' difference, and il u hoped
the. will succeed. With the experience Ct
I.,onrilug : multiplicity CT points, both
sides snOG,d ne 50 well IN practice ~ 10 not
let q single obstacle stGnd in the way Of
peace and prosperity ~ last. The rumor
Of thu daily pres that the manufacturers
are bent on crushing out the Flint Glass
Blowers Uuion we receive with allowance.
That there have bssu some hot expressions
tending in that direction let drop by indi-
viiunts o. the manufacturers there Is no
doubt. but there a-r impUiSiye men in all
brauches OF husins,s, aud they usually are
h.~r,,z5s, for the reason thAt their pressure
j., gJl,E 10 rise AMI quick TO be d~isSipated.
IN. Gushing process sill not begin against
this union or any o;aer labor organization
.s.r vet awhile. though when trade shall
Iy, 40 sufficiently 10 develop symptoms Of
depression tbcT" mDy bg expected 4 pretty
lively attack alun- the entire line Of or
g4nilltiOn.